nursery rhyme

noun

: a short rhyme for children that often tells a story

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Her videos focus mainly on teaching children nursery rhymes, and basic concepts like colors, shapes and words. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 May 2025 Purple: Words used ina popular clapping game and nursery rhyme. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025 In the first, JJ and his friend Tom sing the nursery rhyme while on a camping trip, while in the second one JJ’s friend Nina sings the song at the grocery store. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 May 2025 The Queen, 77, went to see an oversized egg based on a famous nursery rhyme just outside the walls of Buckingham Palace on April 1. Simon Perry, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nursery rhyme

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nursery rhyme was in 1807

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“Nursery rhyme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursery%20rhyme. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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nursery rhyme

noun
: a short rhyme for children that often tells a story

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